The South Carolina Gamecocks (10-9, 0-6 SEC) will look to halt a six-game losing streak when they host the Mississippi State Bulldogs (15-4, 3-3 SEC) on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Colonial Life

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Here’s what Todd Golden and Will Richard had to say after Florida escaped Columbia with a 1-point win over South Carolina.

South Carolina needed something positive. Not that the Gamecocks were left for dead, but things couldn’t have gotten much worse. They hadn’t won an SEC game, let a monumental upset against Auburn slip through their fingers and were coming off a loss to Oklahoma that included surrendering 15-straight points late in the game.

Playing defending national champion South Carolina was already difficult enough. But how the Gamecocks have responded to their toughest loss of this season makes them even more formidable. We're not talking about their lone loss,

Will Richard capped a 22-point showing by hitting the go-ahead layup with five seconds left as fifth-ranked Florida executed down the stretch and rallied for a 70-69 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night in Columbia,

Last year’s heated title game: Friday will be the first time South Carolina and LSU have played since last year’s SEC Championship game. The Gamecocks won 79-72, but the day was ultimately muddied by a late-game altercation that resulted in multiple player ejections.

The Gators will have one of their top scorers taking the hardwood. Richard has averaged 13 points per game this season, the third-best on the team. To have to play on the road in the SEC would have been very, very tough with how good the conference is.

The SEC has been the toughest conference this women's college basketball season, and Friday features a marquee showdown between No. 2 South Carolina and No. 5 LSU. The Tigers are one of only two teams in the country still undefeated,

Will Richard scored on a driving layup with 4.8 seconds remaining to lift No. 5 Florida — down 14 points in the the second half — past South Carolina, 70-69 on Wednesday night. Richard finished with 22 points for the Gators (17-2,

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